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Lucy Rose, Ph.D. Candidate, Outstanding Paper Award Title: Using Stable Isotopes of Nitrate to Gauge Forest Nitrogen Saturation University of Pittsburgh Annual Graduate Student Expo March 25, 2011 |
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Lucy Rose, Ph.D. Candidate, awarded Andrew Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellowship Title: Application of a Mass Independent Isotope Tracer to Nitrogen Saturation in Appalachian Forests Andrew Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Award amount: $18,165 March 9, 2011 |
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New WRRI research grant awarded
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Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Institute March 3, 2011 |
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Lucy Rose, Ph.D. Candidate, Fellowship Recipient Fellowship Recipient, INTRAMIF (Summer School on Mass Independent Isotope Fractionation) Lucy was chosen as a fellow for the European Union-sponsored INTRAMIF summer school focused on mass independent isotope fractionation phenomena in atmospheric, terrestrial, and aquatic systems in East Anglia, UK. The workshop examined the dynamics of oxygen, sulfur, and mercury isotope mass independent fractionation in the contexts of paleoclimatic and present-day climate regimes. August 2010 |
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Marion Sikora, Ph.D. Candidate, awarded Andrew Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellowship Title: Evaluating nutrient sources to urban streams using triple nitrate isotopes Andrew Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Award amount: $17,500 March 5, 2010 |
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Multiple graduate research fellowships awarded by Geological Society of America Marion Sikora, Lucy Rose, and Dave Felix were all awarded graduate student research grants from the Geological Society of America. Marion Sikora: "Evaluating nutrient sources to urban streams using triple nitrate isotopes", $3,500 Dave Felix: "Isotopic composition of NOx emission sources: Ocean-going vessels and lightning discharge", $1,688. Lucy Rose: "Nitrogen Saturation and Isotopic Effects in Appalachian Plateau Forests ", $2,034 April 10, 20 10 |
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Marion Sikora, Ph.D. Candidate, Outstanding Paper Award Title: Nutrient Input and Dynamics during Baseflow and a Storm Event in Nine Mile Run, a Restored Urban Stream University of Pittsburgh Annual Graduate Student Expo March 16, 2009 |
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New NSF research grant
awarded F rom the National Science Foundation, Division of Earth Sciences, Hydrologic Sciences, and Emerging Topics in Biogeochemical CyclesTitle: A new tool for assessing nitrogen saturation status in forests: Mass-independent ∆17O of nitrate Award amount: $515,032, 2009-2013 September 15, 2009 |
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New NSF research grant
awarded F rom the National Science Foundation, Division of Earth Sciences, Instrumentation and FacilitiesTitle: Early Career Investigator Support: Development of a Regional Stable Isotope Laboratory for Earth and Environmental Science Research Award amount: $185,000, 2009-2012 September 15, 2009 |
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New MD DNR research award F rom the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Power Plant Research ProgramTitle: An assessment of near-highway nitrogen deposition using stable isotope tracers and passive sampling techniques Award amount: $14,508, 2009-2010 June 1, 2009 |
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New EPRI research award From
the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Award amount: $63,000, 2008-2009 January 6, 2009 |
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Outstanding Student
Presentation Award (Hydrology Section, American Geophysical Union) Marion T. Sikora, a M.S. Candidate in the Department of Geology and Planetary Sciences, received an Outstanding Student Paper Award by the Hydrology Section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for her presentation at the 2008 Fall Meeting in San Francisco. Her presentation, titled “Nutrient input and dynamics in a restored urban stream impacted by mixed sewer systems”, examined water quality and nutrient contamination in Nine Mile Run, a restored urban stream in Frick Park, Pittsburgh, PA. Her results highlight the importance of examining the role of aging sewer infrastructure in water quality degradation, in addition to the impacts of combined sewer overflows. The AGU Outstanding Student Paper Awards program recognizes the best of a strong group of students who present at annual AGU meetings and are typically within the top three to five percentile. Ms. Sikora is advised by Dr. Emily M. Elliott (Department of Geology and Planetary Science) and Dr. Dan Bain was a co-author on the presentation, both are faculty in the Department of Geology and Planetary Science. December 20, 2008 |
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Exceptional merit award for graduate student (Geological Society of America) Katherine Middlecamp, a M.S. candidate in the Department of Geology and Planetary Sciences, received a Graduate Student Research Grant from the Geological Society of America (GSA) totaling $4,000. Her proposal entitled, “Isotopic investigation of anthropogenic sources of carbon and nitrogen to vegetation along an urban to rural gradient” was selected by the GSA as Outstanding Mention for "exceptionally high merit in conception and presentation." Of the 570 proposals received by GSA, 320 were awarded grants, and only 20 of those were selected for Outstanding Mention. March 15, 2008 |
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New USDA grant awarded From
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Research Initiative, Air
Quality program. January 15, 2008 |
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New USFS grant awarded From
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Global
Change Research Program January 15, 2008 |
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USGS press release The USGS issued a press release entitled "USGS Study Identifies Major Source of Nitrate in Precipitation" to accompany our recently published paper in Environmental Science & Technology. October 19, 2007 |
| Interview on Allegheny Front Listen to the interview on Allegheny Front, a public radio show dedicated to environmental issues. October 31, 2007 |